Churchill Asset Management LLC (New York)


Churchill Asset Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $4.71 billion of regulatory assets for 14 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015.

Churchill Asset Management provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, publication of newsletters, and registrant provides investment advisory and subadvisory services to collaterized loan obligations. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Churchill Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Churchill Asset Management LLC is $4.71 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 3364% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.63 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $4.71 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $336.08 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in other assets the most. They account for 98% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 2% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Churchill Asset Management LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, subscription fees, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Churchill Asset Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Churchill Asset Management is pooled investment vehicles with 12 clients and $3.43 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Churchill Asset Management has the 3rd lowest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $3.43 billion for 12 clients. 35% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Churchill Asset Management also advises several private funds.

Careers at Churchill Asset Management LLC

The company employs 33 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 67 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Michael George Phillips Director, associate general counsel 1 Sep 2014 Other 5576653
Heather Antonette Mcfarland Chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2015 Other 1816671
John David Mccally Director, associate general counsel 1 Feb 2015 Other 5723881
Michael George Phillips Director, associate general counsel 1 Feb 2015 Other 5576653
Richard Scott Biegen Managing director, senior compliance officer 1 Feb 2015 Other 2709295
Kenneth John Kencel Chief executive officer, group head 1 Apr 2015 Other 1829913
George Franklin Kurteson Managing director underwriting & portfolio management 1 Apr 2015 Other 5910383
Durant David Schwimmer Managing director capital markets & origination 1 Apr 2015 Other 3041619
Alastair Guy Claude Merrick Chief financial officer, chief administrative officer 1 Apr 2015 Other 4364092
Brian Keith Roelke Managing director, head of corporate finance originations 1 Apr 2015 Other 2411729
Shaul Nmn Vichness Senior director, leveraged lending 1 Apr 2015 Other 6453926
Christopher Bidden Cox Senior managing director, chief risk officer 1 Jul 2015 Other 2759494
Carol Ward Deckbar Manager and evp, ceo tiaa-cref asset management 1 Jul 2015 Other 4056286
Jose Manuel Minaya Elected member and senior managing director, head of private markets 1 Jul 2015 Other 4281832
Heather Lynn Davis Manager and chief investment officer, tcam private markets 1 Jul 2015 Other 2672041
John David Mccally Assistant secretary 1 Sep 2015 Other 5723881
Keith Joseph Ryan Controller 1 Sep 2015 Other 2805390
Michael George Phillips Assistant secretary 1 Sep 2015 Other 5576653
Jose Manuel Minaya Elected member and executive vice president, president tiaa global real assets 1 Feb 2016 Other 4281832
Heather Lynn Davis Manager and chief investment officer, tiaa global real assets 1 Feb 2016 Other 2672041
Heather Clark Mcnally Vice president 1 Mar 2016 Other 6212361
John David Mccally Senior director, associate general counsel 1 Mar 2016 Other 5723881
Michael George Phillips Senior director, associate general counsel, asst. secretary 1 Mar 2016 Other 5576653
Heather Clark Mcnally Senior vice president 1 Jan 2017 Other 6212361
David Alan Heilbrunn Senior managing director,head of product development and capital raising 1 Feb 2017 Other 2394516

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 9 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Tiaa Board Of Overseers Shareholder 1 Mar 1918 75% - 100% 13-6110585
Tiaa Board Of Overseers Shareholder 1 Jun 1938 75% - 100% 13-6110585
Tiaa Cref Asset Management Llc Shareholder 1 Oct 2013 75% - 100% 13-3905273
Teachers Insurance And Annuity Association Of America Shareholder 1 Jul 2014 75% - 100% 13-1624203
Llc Tiaa Asset Management Shareholder 1 Dec 2014 75% - 100% 47-1595484
Llc Nuveen Shareholder 1 Dec 2014 75% - 100% 47-1595484
Tiaa Global Asset Management Llc Shareholder 1 Dec 2014 75% - 100% 47-1595484
Llc Tiaa Alternative Holdings Shareholder 1 Feb 2015 75% - 100% 46-3870972
Nuveen Alternative Holdings Llc Shareholder 1 Feb 2015 75% - 100% 46-3870972

Based in New York

The principal office where Churchill Asset Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 430 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-478-9200 or by fax 212-593-4564. The normal business hours are 8:15am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at churchillam.com and its LinkedIn profile.